Insecurity and Challenges of Human Capital for Sustainable Development in Nigeria: A Graphic Analysis

The security situation in Nigeria appears to be speaking unintelligible language only terrorists and insurgencies can understand that is elusive to conventional security. Without security, a country is at the mercy of innumerable threats, and thus vulnerable, and, most crucially, the human capital for sustainable development becomes a quagmire. This paper however identified human capital as driver of sustainable development and veritable tool for national investment. The expression is that through this medium Nigeria can formulate policies, and thus sharpen her economy for the common good of her citizens. The paper therefore contends that, the overwhelming characterization of human capital development vis-à-vis the technological implications and socioeconomic challenges of globalization trends are catalysts for national development. It is against this politics of globalization that the paper interrogates the relationship between insecurity and human capital development with Democratic Peace Theory and analyzed the significance of human capital in the overall development of Nigeria. The findings revealed that insecurity is a pivotal factor hindering human capital for sustainable development. The methodology utilized in this study was a desk-based library technique where the knowledge gained from various historiographical, theoretical, and empirical studies reviewed form the basis for conclusion.